Improvement in suspenders



J. B. SHARP.

sUsPENnEns. V No. 181,487. Pmnted. Aug'. 22,1875

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UNITED STATES PATENT OETIcE.v

JAMES E. SHARP, 0E NEw'YoEk, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SUSPENDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. |81,487, dated August22, 1876; application led J une 6, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES B. SHARP, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in n Suspenders,which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification,.reference being had to the accompanying drawing, inWhicll- Figure l represents a front view of a pair of Suspenderscontaining my improvement, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectionof one of the straps, detached. Fig. 3 is a like section of the buckleconnection,.detached.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. My invention relates tocertain improvements in Suspenders; and consists in a button-strap, ofwoven, braided, or knittedfabric,A which is made tubular for part of itslength, so as to adapt it to a looped buckleconnection, so called, suchtubular part being f' provided with a flexible core, for the purposeknittedfabric, which is provided with a tubular part, B. This tubularpart B extends through the central part of the strap A, or that partthereof which is situated between the button-holes, and it is preferablymade to terminatea short distance above the buttonholes, its-shown. Thesaid tubular part B may be formed by using a flat strap, of the usual'shape, which is turned over on itself trailsversely, and sewed orotherwise fastened together at the edges, as in the present example ofmy invention. In some cases, however, I so weave or knit the strap A asto produce the tubular part B in the form of a seamless pocket.

Within the tubular part B of the strap is placed a core, C, of anysuitable-exible material, s'uch as, for instance, a piece of rope ortwine. I make the said core C of such thickness, relatively to thetubular part B, that it is held in place by frictiona-l contact with thelatter; but, if desired, the core may be sewed or otherwise fastened.

It is obvious that by the core C the tubula part B is eifectuallypreserved in shape, while, through such tubular part, the strap A isadapted to be used in conjunction with a looped buckle-connection.

The letter D designates a buckle-connection, composed ot' a double flatstrip of woven, braided, or knitted fabric, which is bent on. itselflengthwise, and the ends of which are united or fastened together, asclearly shown in Fig. 3, so as to form a closed loop, E.

The said double flat strip D, composing the buckle-connection, isfastened to the buckle F of 'a suspender by passing the strip throughthe buckle before it is doubled, as shown at Gr in Fig. 3, and thus theattachment of the said connection is greatly facilitated.

The loop E of the buckle-connection serves to receive the tubular part Bof the strap A; and by making the said connection of a double strip ofwoven or knitted fabric I not only facilitate its attachment, as abovestated, but also obtain a very firm and durable support for the strap. l

The buckle-connection may either be made as above stated, or it may beproduced by weavin g itwith the loops to receive the buckle and thestrap. In practice it will be made tapering, the loop E, which receivesthe tubular part B of the strap A, being at the narrow end.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure;

A button-strap for suspenders, composed of

